“Over time, we will replace some fossil fuels with cleaner, more diverse and more secure forms of energy.”

“By rough estimates, America has vast amounts of oil and natural gas in the Outer Continental Shelf – and an estimated 30 billion barrels of it are currently unavailable for development. We know that our methods of extracting it are the safest, most environmentally sound methods in existence.”

“One of the examples of the values that Chevron considers very important is protecting people in the environment. We expect our employees to operate with the highest respect for safety and protecting the environment where we operate.”
-World Economic Forum Interview, August 23, 2010

Watson steered the 2001 merger between Chevron and Texaco, a merger that is now infamous for the extensive pollution in Ecuador that has led to an ongoing $27.3 billion lawsuit. Texaco was responsible for the deliberate dumping and abandonment of approximately 18.5 billion gallons of toxic waste byproducts into a large stretch of the Ecuadorian Amazon from 1964 to 1990. 17 million gallons of crude oil were also spilled into the same region. Chevron has been repeatedly accused of avoiding liability and denies the presence of any hazardous chemicals left over from Texaco’s mess, although 1,400 cancer deaths in the area have been attributed to their contamination.
Source: The True Cost of Chevron: an Alternative Annual Report

Watson states, “One of the examples of the values that Chevron considers very important is protecting people in the environment. We expect our employees to operate with the highest respect for safety and protecting the environment where we operate.” Beyond Ecuador, Watson’s company is accused of numerous other environmental and human rights crimes in Nigeria, Iraq, Burma, Alberta, Canada, and other areas.

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